Can you find other examples of poets taking liberties with language, either in English or in your own language(s)? Can you find examples of humorous poems in your own language(s)?
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Can you find other examples of poets taking liberties with language, either in English or in your own language(s)? Can you find examples of humorous poems in your own language(s)?
Yes, there are several instances where poets take liberties with the language to create proper rhyming of the poem. This is often referred to as ‘poetic license’. For example, the word ‘rest’ is used often to rhyme with the word ‘best’. Then, the word ‘ten’ is used to rhyme with ‘pen’.
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ʏᴇs, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘᴏᴇᴛs ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴛɪᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴘᴇʀ ʀʜʏᴍɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀs ‘ᴘᴏᴇᴛɪᴄ ʟɪᴄᴇɴsᴇ’. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘ʀᴇsᴛ’ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʀʜʏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘ʙᴇsᴛ’. ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴅ ‘ᴛᴇɴ’ ɪs ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀʜʏᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ‘ᴘᴇɴ’.